Market
AHIA OGBAFOR (Ogbafor Market)
Ogbafor Market
Ahia Ogbafor (Ogbafor Market) is the biggest market in Agwa.
The market is attended to by all the villages in Agwa and is seen as the major market. Neighbouring towns and villages such as Egbema, Ejemekwuru, Izombe, Awa, Obosima, Ogbaku, Okwu, Awo-omamma, Oguta, Owerri comes to Ogbafor to buy fresh agricultural products such as Yam, Gari, Maize, Mellon, Ugu vegetable, etc.
Other daily consumables are also sold and bought at same market.
The AHIA OGBAFOR (Ogbafor Market) runs every four (4) days, on AFOR day.
Afor is the fourth and last day of the Igbo traditional calendar which starts on NKWO (1st day), EKE (2nd day), ORIE (3rd day) and AFOR (4th day).
GENERAL
Mgbala Agwa
Mgbala Agwa is a town located in the South East of Nigeria and has a population of over 100,000. It is under the jurisdiction of His Royal Highness Eze Blaize Uba in the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State. Subsistence agriculture is the main source of subsistence within the community. The town lacks social amenities including, paved roads, electricity, and hospitals etc.
CULTURE
OKOROSHI-OWU FESTIVAL
Okoroshi-Owu Festival is one of the most celebrated cultural festivals of Obudi, and Agwa general. It is a mask masquerade festival by the people of Obudi (more…)
CULTURE
Okoroshi Ojoo and Okoroshi Oma
The ugly (Okoroshi Ojoo) and beautiful (Okoroshi Oma) masquerades. Amongst the ugly masquerades, we have the Ofepru ( these are athletic masquerades. (more…)
CULTURE
OKOROSHI-OWU PERFORMANCE
Okoroshi-Owu Festival Starts in July and ends in the first week of August. Before the performance starts proper, the custodians of the cultures will put every necessary (more…)
Obudi-Agwa
His Royal Highness Eze I.O Asor, Udi 1 is the current king of Obudi Agwa in Oguta Local Government Area Imo State. By the grace of God, I was the immediate past chairman of (TROPCON) Traditional Rulers of Oil Producing Communities of Nigeria and currently, I am the Chairman of Oguta Local Government Area council of Traditional Rulers.